Hersey – Page 2 – The Suffolk Sky

Setting Up a Raspberry Pi for EAA…

January 5, 2022 by Hersey

Several years ago I had set up a Raspberry Pi to allow me to control the telescope using Stellarium and image through the Raspberry Pi’s camera. I was tinkering with some EAA before EAA was EAA. It was completely self-contained in a…

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EAA – 12/26/2021 – Crab Nebula, Bode’s Galaxy, Cigar Galaxy, and more…

December 27, 2021 by Hersey

The weather was much warmer last night and the skies were clear. Had a good look at the Crab Nebula (M1), Bode’s Galaxy (M81), the Cigar Galaxy (M82), Triangulum Galaxy (M33), and the reflection nebula M78. Same setup I have been using…

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Scope Buggy Build Part 1…

December 24, 2021 by Hersey

I am building a Scope Buggy so I can move my set up from the garage to the backyard without having to disassemble everything. Setting up my rig is not that hard but it takes several trips to the garage. First I…

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EAA – 12/23/2021 – Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, Orion Nebula

December 24, 2021 by Hersey

Last night was cold but clear so I set out to try to catch a glimpse of the Andromeda Galaxy EAA style with the SV305 Camera. Same setup I have been using the past few nights, my Stellervue 80mm scope for visual…

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EAA – 12/22/2021 – Owl Cluster, Double Cluster, M37, M15, and M42

December 23, 2021 by Hersey

Finally some clear skies, cold but clear. Just after dark I aligned the mount and started looking. Jupiter looked amazing and I spent a bit of time just admiring it and its moons. But I really wanted to give the SV305 Camera…

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Buy the beginner “department store” telescope…

December 23, 2021 by Hersey

I am just rambling and this post is a bit of a rant, but I really dislike it when I see or hear people give the advice… “whatever you do don’t buy a department store telescope.” Many people advise against the mass…

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Electronically Assisted Awesomeness…

December 19, 2021 by Hersey

Something new in Amateur Astronomy which has sparked my interest is Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA). Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA) is observational astronomy with a telescope which uses a camera instead of an eyepiece. EAA and Astrophotography are similar in that a camera…

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Back to Looking Up…

December 19, 2021 by Hersey

It has been a while, a long while. I have not had my telescopes out in a little over two years. Recently a buddy of mine picked up a new telescope. I went over to have a look through it and well…

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The Moon

December 18, 2021 by Hersey

Just a quick picture of the Moon taken early evening 12/17/2021 before the clouds moved in. One night before the full Moon. I can almost get the entire Moon in the SV305‘s field of view through my AstroTech AT66. More to come…

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